Arrangement of the parts of a talking-machine in particular for speaking dolls.



A. M. NEWMAN. ARRANGEMENT OF THE PARTS OF A TALKING MACHINE IN PARTICULAR FOR SPEAKING DOLLS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1915.

1,177,887. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

WITNESS /7 INVENTOR I I f1 MWFMW WW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER M. NEWMAN, F BERLIN-WANNSEE, GERMANY.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PARTS OF A TALKING-MACHINE INPARTICULAR FOR SPEAKING 'DOLLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed February 16,1915. v Serial No. 8,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER M; New- MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and residing at Berlin-Vvannsee, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arrangement of the Parts of a TalkingrMachine in Particular for Speaking Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

In assembling the several parts of a talking machine, intended for use in the body of a doll or a show-figure, entirely different principles have to be observed than with ordinary talking machines. This fact has heretofore not been sufficiently considered in the construction of speaking dolls, and the ordinary talking machines were too closely copied. In consequence thereof such dolls have the disadvantage, that they will talk only when they are placed into a given position, generally a sitting position, whereas they will refuse to talk if laid down fiat, carried about or stood on their heads.

The present invention relates to a novel arrangement of the parts of atalking machine for the aforementioned purpose, and consists essentially in that the sound box is disposed beneath the roll or the otherwise shaped record bearer, such asa disk or the like, and is connected with the upwardly extending horn by means of a rigid tube. Vhen,

therefore, the talking machine is intended for a speaking doll, the sound box is situated, with reference to the upright body of the doll, below the roll, and the horn, connected to it by means of a rigid tube, projects into the upper part of the body. With this arrangement the pin of the sound box engages in the record by the said sound box being supported by a yielding carrier, so that even if the position of the doll is changed, while the motor of the talking machine is running, the record pin will not jump the record, and the rendering of'the record is by all means insured.

cured behind an openingin the chest of the doll. It is already known to let the sound of the talking machine emerge from an opening in the chest, as this will give the sound a more natural efiect, but the horn hadheretofore been arranged loose in front of such opening and displaceable together with the sound box, so that again leakage may take place.

Hitherto there existed no suitable connection between the rigid horn and the sound tube connecting with the movable sound box, if the elastic connection, which entailed many disadvantages was not employed. According to the present invention the arrangement is such, that the sound tube with the sound box rigidly attached to it is revolubly disposed on a shaft passing through the ment of'the horn may be also different from that described above without the effect being changed, so a sound tube section of any shape may be interposed between the revoluble sound tube and the horn, for the purpose of producing a louder voice. It is, however, an essential feature of the present invention, that the axis of rotation of the movable sound tube passes through the center of the rigid neck of the horn. By such an arrangement it is made possible to manufacture'the whole sound passage'of rigid material; The rocking movement of the sound tube for allowing the soundbox rigidly attached to it to travel along the entire record roll is obtained by means of a worm wheel, which is fitted to said sound tube in such a manner, that the aforementioned axis of rotation passes through its center. With this worm wheel a worm of the motor engages and produces the desired motion. Preferably the arrangement is such that this gear is driven by a worm of the winding spindle, which by its being revolved in a reverse sense during the winding of the motor will re base plate is suitably secured, to the unturn the sound box from its terminal posiderside of which is fitted the motor 18, while on its upper side the talking machine is arranged. This talking machine consists of the roll 3 and the sound box 4 with the record pin 9, and the tone arm 5. The sound box 4 carrying the tone arm 5 is supported upon a resilient carrier or yoke 7, which is secured to lugs 6 and has by its resiliency, a tendency to press the sound box slightly upward so that the pin 9 will be brought into engagement with the record. The yoke is furnished with a handle 1? which extends outwardly through an opening in the body of the doll so as to be readily accessible. Yoke 7 engages a suitable motor (which does not form part of the present invention, and which may be located in a housing 6) in such a manner that when the yoke is raised, the motor is set oii, while when the yoke is lowered, the motor is arrested. The tone arm 5 is hinged at 8, in order to allow of taking up the radial oscillations of the roll. Back of this hinge follows a rigid elbow extending upward, to which the sound tube 10 is attached. The horizontal portion of the sound passage described is supported by a spindle 16 being disposed in the direction of the axis 11 of the upright portion 10 of said tube and extending at right angles to hinge 8. Upon spindle 16 is fitted a wheel 12, which engages With a worm 15 on the winding spin- -dle, shown at 13. The upper end of the sound tube 10 engages in the neck 10 of the horn 14, the mouth of which is turned toward an opening in the chest of the body and is suitably secured in such position.

The operation of the arrangement described is as follows: When the winding spindle 13 .is turned for Winding the motor in the usual manner, the worm 15 and wheel 12 will turn the spindle 16, so that the sound box is returned to its starting position. By raising the lever 17 the motor is released as above described and the sound box 4 is pressed by its resilient yoke 7 with its pin 9 against the record roll. In order to permit the pin 9 to follow the records on the roll, the spindle 13 now turns by means of the worm gear 1512 the tone arm 5 about the spindle 16,- and therewith also about the axis 11 of the tube 10, so that the tube will remain in permanent engagement with the neck 10 0f the horn 14. The vertically reciprocating oscillations of the roll are taken up by the hinge 8. The sound waves from the sound box 4 pass through a rigid sound passage only, which is composed of the sections 5, 10, 14: and emerge from the chest of the body.

A glance at the drawing will show that this arrangement of the parts allows of a 'verypractical utilization of the space available, without a short'sound passage, which would unfavorably affect the voice, having 1. In a talking machine for speakingdolls the combination of a record bearer asound box disposed below the record bearer, with reference to the upright body of the doll, a resilient carrier supporting said sound box and adapted to hold the said sound box pressing with its pin at a suitable pressure against the record, while the talking machine is running.

2. In a talking machine for speaking dolls, the combination of a record bearer a sound box disposed below the record bearer, with reference to the upright body of the doll, a resilient carrier supporting said sound box and adapted to hold the said sound box pressing with its pin at a suitable pressure against the record, while the talking ma- V chine is running, a horn projecting into the upper part of the body of the doll, and a tube rigid with the sound box connecting the latter with the horn. 7

3. In a talking machine for speaking dolls, the combination of a record bearer a with the horn.

4. In a talking machine for speaking dolls, the combination of a record bearer a sound box disposed below the record bearer, with reference to the upright body ofthe doll, a resilient carrier supporting said sound "box and adapted to hold the said sound box pressing with its pin at a suitable pressure against the record, while the talking machine is running, a horn projecting into the upper part of the body of the doll and rigidly secured behind an opening in the chest of the latter and a tube rigid with the sound box connecting said sound box with the born, the said tube and sound box being' pivotable around an axis extending through the neck of the horn.

5. In a talking machine for speaking dolls, the combination of a record bearer a.

sound box disposed below the record bearer, with reference-to the upright body. of the doll, a resilient carrier supporting said sound box and adapted to hold the. said sound box pressing with its pin at a suitable pressur against the record, while the talking machine is running, a horn projecting into the upper part of the body of the doll and rigidly secured behind an opening in the chest of the latter and a tube rigid with the sound box connecting said sound box with the horn, the said tube and sound box being pivotable around an axis extending through the neck of the horn, a motor a worm on said motor, a worm wheel in engagement with said worm and adapted to turn the said tube and sound box and traverse the sound box along the length of the record roll.

6. In a talking machine for speaking dolls, the combination of a record bearer-a sound box disposed below the record bearer, with reference to theupright body of the doll, a resilient carrier supporting said sound box and adapted to hold the said sound box pressing with its pin at a suitable pressure against the record, while the talking machine is running, a horn projecting into the upper part of the body of the doll and rigidly secured behind an opening in the chest of the latter and a tube rigid with the sound box connecting said sound box with the horn, the said tube and sound box being pivotable around an axis extending through .the neck of the horn, a motor a worm on said motor,-a worm wheel in engagement with said worm and adapted to turn the said tube and sound box and traverse the sound box along the length of the record roll, the said worm being fitted to the winding spindle of the motor.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALEXANDER M. NEWVMAN.

Witnesses HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

